The View from Saturday

Based on Noah's conversation with his mother in paragraph 3 through 7, the reader can conclude that -

• Noah will not be able to avoid his mother's request

• his mother knows that writing the letter may take a long time

• Noah thinks his grandparents will not appreciate receiving the letter

• His mother believes that Joey's letter will be more sincere than Noah's letter

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read the dictionary entry.

due adj.

1.expected to occur at a specific time 2. able to meet an obligation 3. accepted as appropriate 4. being a cause of

Which definition best matches the way the word due is being used in paragraph 2?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Noah's response to his mother's demand adds to the conflict by -

• increasing the tension between Noah and his mother

• forcing his mother to take away his privilege of using the computer

• leading his mother to doubt what sha has taught him about respect

• causing Noah to have to listen to his mother lecture about letter writing

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The first-person point of view allows the author to -

• emphasize the mother's struggle to understand Noah's feelings

• show the mother's opinion about B & B letters

• highlight the contrast between the two brother's experiences

• share Noah's feelings about his situation

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Which sentence from the excerpt best illustrate Noah's conflict?

• My mother insisted that I write a B & B letter to my grandparents

• "Is Joey writing a B & B to Grandma and Grandpa Eberle?"

• She explained - not too patiently - that a B & B letter is a bread and butter letter you write to people to thank them for having you as their houseguest.

• My brother Joey had been sent to my other set of grandparents, who live in a normal suburb in Connecticut.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3